By James Crawford-Smith, Newsweek — Prince William and Kate Middleton passed a group of protesters demanding reparations on their way to a visit to a primary school in the Bahamas on Friday, a…
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Opposition spokesperson on Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Lisa Hanna says she is heartened by the announcement that Jamaica is set to become a truly independent Republic but is insisting…
Prince William condemns slavery, but the monarchy benefited from it. The journey to justice must include reparations, says Jamaican MP Lisa Hanna. By Lisa Hanna, The Guardian — In Jamaica, we…
By Huntley Medley, Jamaica Gleaner — The University of the West Indies, UWI, has waded into the global debate about the causes and implications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. It…
By Benjamin Cooper and Tony Jones, The Press Association — The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s Caribbean tour faces further protests with Jamaican campaigners accusing the Queen and her predecessors…
By Danica Coto, AP — Dozens of well-known leaders in Jamaica including professors and politicians are demanding an apology and slavery reparations as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge prepare…
Toward the end of his life, Frederick Douglass served briefly as U.S. ambassador to Haiti. The disastrous episode reveals much about the country’s long struggle for Black sovereignty while always…
Prince Charles has acknowledged the ‘atrocity of slavery’. What Barbados really wants is reparations
The past is very present – merely acknowledging that slavery happened is the easy bit, but true accountability means much more than that. By Nadine White, The Independent — Prince…
Demo organiser David Denny from the campaign group Caribbean Movement for Peace and Integration said Prince Charles’ visit to Barbados was an ‘insult’ as he said the Royal Family benefited…
By Wayne Campbell — “After all, if there is no class stratification in a society, it follows that there is no State, because the State arose as an instrument to…
By Alison Kentish, IPS — The Rastafarian organizations in the Caribbean are determined that the issue of slavery reparations will emerge from the eclipse of COVID-19. As the world deals…
Eric Williams and the tangled history of capitalism and slavery. By Gerald Horne, The Nation — Before he became a celebrated author and the founding father and first prime minister…
